Have you been updating your faction rosters? Hows your activity doing? While there is no longer a race to be at the top and factions are welcome at any stage, if you are looking to grow into a large faction with on-sim hideouts, be sure your rosters are kept updated with your active players so you can keep evolving!
Who can post on these threads:

All Active Gangs/Factions
Police regarding Faction RP
Any citizen that wants to voice on faction rp
Things to be discussed:

*Regular monthly updates – Faction leaders must post a list of their active members (w/ avatar names)
*Discussion of plot lines and developing/continuing stories involving factions inside the den
*Discussion of how to make things better
*Constructive input on any interaction that you had with a faction
*Request for faction rp
*Recruitment

Note: Not every little thing needs to be revealed if you don’t want the ‘surprise’ ruined.